Raw, ancient-sounding percussion and desperate chanting. The original God of War on PS2 set the template for how rage sounds in a video game. "Escape from Madness" drops you right into Kratos's head from the first second, "The Vengeful Spartan" is relentless, and "Zeus' Wrath Divine" brings this godly scale that the PS2 somehow handles.
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Everything here sounds like it was composed for a Greek tragedy performed in an amphitheater. Heavy on choirs, heavy on tension, heavy on punishment. The way it shifts between fury and sorrow, sometimes within the same track.
If you want to understand why this franchise became a phenomenon, start with this score.